Letter to the Editor: October 2017

Just Another Form of Masculinity-Worship... Abjure All Factions... A Pseudo-Religion's Unknown Origins... A Blight & a Scourge... Return of the Mighty Hordes... It Ends with a Thud... One of Many Objections... A Check on the Temptation to Seek Structural Solutions... more

The News You May Have Missed

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A Web of His Own Making... Bikkhu Bot... Suicide Droid... Vendor Bender... A Little Dab'll Do Ya... No Clowning... American Haute Cuisine... Burger Madness... To E or Not to E?... Pod People... No Chicken for Falcons Fans... I Wish I Wasn't in Dixie... The Color of Chaos... and more

New Oxford Notes: October 2017

Twilight of the Idols

Francis or Fundamentalism: A False Dichotomy

WHO ARE THOSE "CATHOLIC INTEGRALISTS" ?

Thomas Storck

After the Council, the majority of both liberal and conservative Catholics have found their standard for belief and conduct in shifting political ideologies.

A Demon-Haunted Europe: Democracy's Totalitarian Impulse

AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH RYSZARD LEGUTKO

Timothy D. Lusch

Ryszard Legutko traces the twin developments of liberalism and democracy and shows how, at their precise intersection, the totalitarian impulse rises.

A Letter from a Concerned Episcopalian

TO "THE ANSWER PRIEST"

Edward B. Connolly

About six years ago, the Vicar took to the pulpit on a Sunday morning and dropped a bomb. He told us that the time had come for him to come out of the closet.

The Most Segregated Hour

DOES ECCLESIAL CONSUMERISM LEAD TO RACIAL DIVISION ?

Bryan Cross

Could the continued separation of Christians into like-minded, like-colored pockets, or "bubbles," be a factor in racial inequality, racial tension, and overall injustice?

Being & the Beginning of Wisdom

BETWEEN FAITH & REASON

Mary Rosera Joyce

Like bees seeking pollen, philosophers since ancient days have tried to identify man's inner source of wisdom. They have never found it.

How "Remarried" Catholics Can Validly Receive Communion

GUEST COLUMN

Ines Angeli Murzaku

The regular practice of spiritual communion might be part of their discernment, penance, and preparation for full reintegration into the Church.

Briefly: October 2017

When We Visit Jesus in Prison: A Guide for Catholic Ministry